"The decision to have a costume reveal at the end of my halftime show performance was made after final rehearsals," Prince claims. "Originally I was only supposed to streak across the field while the cameras were off, but there was a last-minute change." A representative of Prince later elaborated that "[The accident] was a malfunction of the wardrobe; it was not intentional... Prince was supposed to pull away the bustier and leave a red-lacebra." It is unknown whether or not this would have actually caused more controversy.

However, surprisingly few people are aware of this controversy. Chuck Daleberg, averageAmerican, responded to this by saying "I only watch the Super Bowl for the ads." Another ignorant person, no doubt a terrorist, responded "What is this 'Super Bowl?